Chapter Summaries

Hagoromo reported the Uchiha clan’s destruction to the Third Hokage after Amaterasu burned their district to scorched ground. Itachi left Konoha alive and warned Danzo to honor their agreement, while Mirai remained home recovering from witnessing the massacre.

• Hagoromo contained Amaterasu within the barrier as it burned the Uchiha district, preventing the flames from spreading through Konoha.
• Danzo confronted Itachi about the destruction, and Itachi explained that Hagoromo had caused the fire with a sealed Eye Technique before warning Danzo to keep his promise.
• Itachi vanished as a flock of crows, leaving Konoha while Danzo realized he had to honor their deal as long as Itachi remained alive.
• Hagoromo used hypnosis to help Mirai sleep, then brought her home and arranged for Kimimaro and Haku to look after her.
• Hagoromo told the Third Hokage that the Uchiha had disappeared and explained that he had used Itachi’s sealed Eye Technique to destroy the clan’s Sharingan.

After the Uchiha massacre, Konoha accepted the story that Itachi had destroyed his clan alone, while Sasuke remained in the hospital and unknowingly awakened his Sharingan. Orochimaru visited Hagoromo, revealed his shifting interest toward Sasuke, and returned a Katsuyu fragment modified with Wood Release before leaving Konoha.

• Konoha residents discussed the Uchiha massacre and accepted Itachi as the sole culprit in the village’s official account.
• Sasuke remained hospitalized after Itachi’s mental attack, while his newly awakened Sharingan went unnoticed.
• Orochimaru entered Hagoromo’s home disguised as an Anbu, and Hagoromo warned Mirai to avoid him until she was stronger.
• Orochimaru told Hagoromo that he had lost interest in ordinary Sharingan and was now interested in Sasuke, though he could not act while Itachi and Danzo watched him.
• Orochimaru said he was leaving Konoha and returned the Katsuyu fragment he had modified with Wood Release for Hagoromo.

As Konoha cracked down on foreign spies after the Uchiha extermination, Naruto remained sheltered from the tragedy by Hagoromo and his companions. Hagoromo began teaching Naruto chakra nature transformation, but Naruto chose Wind Release to avoid being electrocuted like Kimimaro and Haku Yuki.

• Konoha used the Uchiha tragedy as an opportunity to crack down on spies, while villagers accepted the village's explanation of the clan's destruction.
• Naruto worried that Mirai had missed school, and Hagoromo distracted him by offering to teach him chakra nature transformation.
• Hagoromo explained that Naruto could begin with Lightning Release or Wind Release and pointed out Mirai, Kimimaro, and Haku Yuki practicing by shocking one another.
• Naruto chose Wind Release because it sounded cooler, though he had actually guessed Hagoromo would put him in the electrocution circle if he chose Lightning Release.
• Hagoromo demonstrated Wind Release training with a leaf and told Naruto to cut it in half with chakra, threatening to cut off his hands if he failed.

Hagoromo examined Orochimaru’s blood, which he had obtained to use for a Reverse Summoning to Ryūchi Cave, before Kakashi arrived with an official request. Kakashi revealed that the Hokage wanted to assign Hagoromo a special mission concerning the Tailed Beasts.

• Hagoromo inspected a vial of Orochimaru’s blood and explained that he had preserved it since the war.
• Kakashi visited Hagoromo and discussed the Uchiha incident, Itachi’s defection, and Hagoromo’s influence on the events.
• Hagoromo recognized that Kakashi had come on official business and pressed him to state his purpose.
• Kakashi told Hagoromo that the Hokage wanted to assign him a special mission concerning the Tailed Beasts.

Hagoromo, Kakashi, and Tenzō set out on an S-rank mission to help Takigakure regain control of Seven-Tails Chomei. After flying to the hidden village, they presented their credentials and were led into its waterfall.

• Hagoromo questioned Kakashi's role on the mission, and the Third Hokage explained that Kakashi would handle negotiations and provide additional combat support.
• Hagoromo agreed to leave immediately, sent a message to Mirai by Yata Crow, and departed Konoha with Kakashi and Tenzō.
• The Yata Crow delivered Hagoromo's message to Mirai at the Ninja Academy and startled a student with its fierce gaze.
• Kakashi explained Takigakure's history and the mission to help the village regain control of Seven-Tails Chomei as the team traveled toward the Land of Waterfall.
• Hagoromo received Mirai's reply and had the team fly the rest of the way on the Yata Crow, reaching Takigakure after about two days.
• A Takigakure shinobi verified the team's Mission Scroll and led them into the enormous waterfall hiding the village.

Konoha’s team learned that Takigakure’s Seven-Tails had escaped its seal and prepared to confront it. Hagoromo began testing his new Sage Mode as the team released the barrier at Heavenly Lake.

• Kakashi explained that Takigakure’s former Jinchuriki had sealed the Seven-Tails in Heavenly Lake before dying, but the beast had broken free.
• Shibuki asked Konoha to seal the Seven-Tails inside Fū, and Hagoromo warned that their operation might kill it; Shibuki accepted that risk.
• The group traveled to Heavenly Lake, where Hagoromo assigned Kakashi and Tenzō to guard the entrance while he faced the Seven-Tails alone.
• Hagoromo released the barrier and activated Sage Mode as the Seven-Tails’ shrill cry erupted from within.

Hagoromo activated his stored Sage Art Chakra and used Sage Mode to overpower Seven-Tails Chomei. After a series of crushing attacks, he slammed Chomei back into the lake with an enlarged Sage Art: Earth Release: Heavenly Descent Lid.

• Hagoromo released his seal and entered Sage Mode, gaining enhanced strength and sensory abilities.
• Hagoromo met Chomei's charge with a leap and a powerful kick that drove the Seven-Tails into the lake.
• Hagoromo followed with a spinning kick and Sage-enhanced Water Release: Water Dragon Bite Burst, hurling Chomei across the water.
• Tenzō and Kakashi watched Hagoromo's attacks in shock, and Kakashi recognized that he was using Sage Arts.
• Hagoromo formed a hand seal and used an enlarged Sage Art: Earth Release: Heavenly Descent Lid to smash Chomei back into the lake.

Hagoromo battled the Seven-Tails Chomei at the lake and unleashed a powerful composite Sage Art. Chomei was caught in the fiery Kirin technique, leaving its fate unclear.

• A Hidden Waterfall ninja asked whether the battered Seven-Tails was dead, but Kakashi and Hagoromo indicated the battle was not over.
• Chomei unleashed a wide-ranging blast that sent lake water flying, while Hagoromo dodged it but lost his sight to the beast's scale powder.
• Hagoromo sensed Chomei's approach, caught its tail, and hurled it into the air before summoning two shadow clones.
• Hagoromo and his clones combined Wind Release, Fire Release, and Lightning Release to create a self-amplifying fiery tornado that engulfed Chomei.
• Hagoromo named the composite technique Sage Art: Fire Release: Kirin as its final eruption shattered the center of the tornado.

Hagoromo defeated the Seven-Tails with Sage Art and Chidori attacks, then delivered a final blow that made its body vanish. He told Hidden Waterfall Village that the beast seemed to have died, leaving the village chief and the others stunned.

• Hagoromo burned the Seven-Tails until it was incapacitated, then hurled two clones at it to sever a forelimb and pierce its torso.
• Sawa Wataru took Fū forward with him, intending to prepare Hidden Waterfall Village's sealing ritual.
• Hagoromo struck the Seven-Tails with a Chidori Sharp Spear, causing its body to shatter and vanish.
• Hagoromo recalled his clones, released Sage Mode, and apologized to the group, saying the Seven-Tails seemed to have died.
• Fū noticed Hagoromo wink at her, while the village chief and the others struggled to react to the vanished tailed beast.

Zetsu reported that Seven-Tails had died at the hands of Konoha's White Yaksha, and the hidden leaders discussed how Hagoromo could disrupt their plan to capture the tailed beasts. They decided to keep preparing and recruit members while waiting for the beasts to revive, as Hidden Waterfall Village accepted that it could not hold Hagoromo responsible.

• Zetsu told the concealed leaders that Seven-Tails had died, making it the second tailed beast killed by Konoha's White Yaksha after Three-Tails.
• The leaders debated whether Hagoromo's actions threatened their plan and chose not to accelerate it, noting that Three-Tails had begun reviving and Seven-Tails might not.
• The leaders made recruiting their priority, discussed Uchiha Itachi as a candidate, and agreed Orochimaru should be monitored rather than trusted.
• The narration questioned whether Seven-Tails would revive and rejected the leaders' belief that Hagoromo had killed the tailed beasts merely out of revenge.
• Hidden Waterfall Village's chief decided not to seek compensation or hold Hagoromo responsible for Seven-Tails' death.

After destroying the Seven-Tails, Hagoromo left Hidden Waterfall Village with Kakashi and Tenzō, then secretly used Orochimaru’s blood to summon himself to Ryūchi Cave. As he began searching for the White Snake Sage, an arrogant giant snake noticed him and mistook him for prey.

• Hagoromo promised Hidden Waterfall Village he would return if the Seven-Tails revived, and then departed with Kakashi and Tenzō.
• On the journey back, Hagoromo told Kakashi he had killed the tailed beast to test whether tailed beasts could truly die.
• Hagoromo told Kakashi and Tenzō to return to Konoha and report to the Third Hokage while he went to Shikkotsu Forest.
• After the two left, Hagoromo used Orochimaru’s blood to summon himself to Ryūchi Cave instead.
• Hagoromo began searching the vast cave for the White Snake Sage as a giant snake opened its eyes and regarded him as prey.

Hagoromo encountered and killed Manda in Ryūchi Cave, then searched for the White Snake Sage. After finding it, he demanded information and made clear he would use force if it refused.

• Hagoromo warned Manda to leave, but Manda attacked him, so Hagoromo cut off his head and killed him.
• Hagoromo replenished his natural energy and entered Sage Mode to continue searching Ryūchi Cave.
• Hagoromo cut a ring of meat from Manda’s corpse to bring as a gift for the White Snake Sage.
• Hagoromo found the White Snake Sage beneath a giant Ryūchi Cave statue and asked it a question.
• When the White Snake Sage refused to answer, Hagoromo powered up in Sage Mode and threatened to kill it unless it gave him the information he wanted.

After learning the final piece of information he sought from the White Snake Sage, Hagoromo returned to Konoha and was reprimanded by the Hokage for killing the Seven-Tails. At home, he praised Naruto’s Wind Release progress but set him a much harder challenge before teaching him ninjutsu.

• Hagoromo intimidated the White Snake Sage into sharing what she knew, then left Ryūchi Cave with the information he needed.
• Hagoromo anticipated Jiraiya’s return to Konoha and looked forward to helping with his novel research.
• The Hokage summoned Hagoromo and warned him that killing Tailed Beasts could threaten relations between villages.
• Hagoromo explained that he was experimenting with ways to kill Tailed Beasts completely, and the Hokage forbade him from attacking those connected to villages.
• Naruto demonstrated that he could cut a leaf with Wind Release, and Hagoromo praised his progress.
• Hagoromo told Naruto to cut through Haku’s thick ice wall in one stroke before he would teach him ninjutsu.

Hagoromo waited in vain for Jiraiya while trying to figure out how to teach Naruto the Rasengan, and Mirai reported on Sasuke’s return to school and a girl watching Naruto. The chapter ended with Hagoromo wondering how Naruto had attracted the girl’s attention.

• Hagoromo waited for Jiraiya, who was still away tracking Orochimaru, because he needed to visit Mount Myōboku and consult Gamamaru.
• Hagoromo realized he did not know how to explain the Rasengan’s chakra-control technique to Naruto and considered using Jiraiya’s training method.
• Naruto continued spending most of his time at Hagoromo’s home, while Mirai reported what she observed at the Ninja Academy.
• Mirai told Hagoromo that Sasuke had returned to school quieter than before and appeared to be under secret surveillance.
• Mirai told Hagoromo that a girl they had rescued was watching Naruto, prompting him to wonder how Naruto had learned to attract girls.

Hagoromo rewarded Naruto’s serious training by demonstrating the Summoning Technique and letting him sign the Kamishiraishi family scroll. Naruto eagerly began learning, but his ignorance of the hand signs forced Hagoromo to ask Haku to teach him the basics first.

• Hagoromo called Naruto away from training and offered to teach him a new ninjutsu as a reward.
• Hagoromo demonstrated the Summoning Technique by calling forth the massive Splitting Dog, which amazed Naruto.
• Naruto asked to touch the Splitting Dog’s paw pads before remembering that he had come to learn ninjutsu.
• Hagoromo brought out the Kamishiraishi family summoning scroll, and Naruto signed his name and left a handprint.
• Hagoromo explained the five hand signs, but Naruto did not know what they were, so Hagoromo assigned Haku to teach him.

Hagoromo trained Mirai in taijutsu and helped Naruto master the hand signs needed to use the Summoning Technique. After Naruto successfully summoned a giant bull, Hagoromo learned that Jiraiya had returned to Konoha and found him on Hot Springs Street.

• Hagoromo sparred with Mirai and saw that her basic taijutsu had improved.
• Mirai activated Chidori Current, but struggled to control her increased speed and strength.
• Hagoromo let Mirai attempt Chidori Current Third Stage, and she crashed through a wooden wall into a room.
• Seven days after beginning the Summoning Technique, Naruto successfully summoned a giant bull.
• An Anbu ninja told Hagoromo that Jiraiya had returned to the village.
• Hagoromo found Jiraiya peering through a telescope on Hot Springs Street.

Hagoromo and Jiraiya discussed Orochimaru's return to Konoha, the danger of a mysterious organization, and the need to bring Tsunade back as a Hokage candidate. Hagoromo then revealed that he intended to visit Mount Myōboku to speak with the Great Toad Sage.

• Jiraiya asked Hagoromo whether Orochimaru had targeted the Uchiha's Sharingan, and Hagoromo said Orochimaru's return had been harmless and involved contact with someone in the village.
• Hagoromo argued that Tsunade would be a more suitable Hokage candidate than either Orochimaru or Jiraiya, and Jiraiya began considering bringing her back to Konoha.
• Jiraiya warned that Orochimaru seemed connected to a mysterious organization, and Hagoromo confirmed the organization was dangerous and possessed the Sage of Six Paths' Eye.
• Hagoromo told Jiraiya he needed to travel to Mount Myōboku to ask the Great Toad Sage something.

Hagoromo and Jiraiya traveled to Mount Myōboku so Hagoromo could seek information from the Great Toad Sage. The Great Toad Sage fully awakened when Hagoromo asked for the final coordinates to a shrine left by the Ōtsutsuki Clan and the Sage of Six Paths.

• Hagoromo concealed what he knew about the Rinnegan because he wanted to handle the matter himself, while Jiraiya grew more concerned about its connection to Orochimaru.
• Jiraiya agreed to accompany Hagoromo to Mount Myōboku after they finished handling their affairs in Konoha.
• Hagoromo and Jiraiya arrived at Mount Myōboku, where Hagoromo joked about the toads and then headed for the Great Toad Sage's residence.
• Sage Fukasaku initially blocked them from entering, but Jiraiya persuaded him that Hagoromo had an urgent matter for the Great Toad Sage.
• Hagoromo asked the Great Toad Sage for the final coordinates to the shrine left behind by the Ōtsutsuki Clan and the Sage of Six Paths, causing the sage to open its eyes fully.

Hagoromo received the final coordinates needed to locate the Sage of Six Paths' hidden shrine after hearing the Great Toad Sage's prophecy. The chapter ended with the shrine's location within reach, though Hagoromo still had to act on the information.

• The Great Toad Sage prophesied that Hagoromo, a white-haired shinobi who used Lightning Release, would bring great changes whose consequences could be either salvation or destruction.
• Hagoromo waited for the information he sought about the shrine left by the Sage of Six Paths, while Jiraiya listened to the prophecy.
• The Great Toad Sage asked Jiraiya to retrieve a particular book from its shelves.
• Jiraiya opened the enormous book to a page holding a mostly blank sheet marked with words and numbers.
• Hagoromo recognized the markings as the final portion of the shrine's coordinates.

Hagoromo returned from Mount Myōboku to Konoha, prepared for his departure, and said goodbye to Mirai before traveling alone to an unknown land. There, he revealed that his true purpose was to kill Hagoromo.

• Hagoromo told Jiraiya he wanted to investigate the Sage of Six Paths' shrine, and they returned to Konoha using the Reverse Summoning Technique.
• Hagoromo spent nearly a month making preparations and added a third protective seal to Mirai.
• Hagoromo told Mirai he would leave for one or two months and advised her to seek help from Jiraiya if she needed it.
• Hagoromo left Konoha alone the following morning and traveled through the changing seasons to an unknown land.
• Hagoromo revealed that he had come to kill Hagoromo.